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Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – August 2024

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Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more

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Attorneys’ Fees Award in Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reversed by Eighth Circuit

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These days it seems like nearly every data breach results in a multitude of class action filings. Some of these cases settle quickly with minimal litigation. In such a case, the Eighth Circuit recently reversed an attorneys’...more

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SEC Settlement Suggests the Agency’s Attempt to Regulate Cybersecurity Controls

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Does the R.R. Donnelley settlement mean heightened Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involvement in regulating public companies’ cybersecurity policies and practices? Our Securities Litigation, Privacy, Cyber & Data...more

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DOJ Announces $11.3 Million in Settlements for FCA Violations

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On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement in which two U.S. based consulting companies agreed to pay a combined total of $11.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False...more

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Convergent Outsourcing Settles Data Breach Class Action for $2.45 Million

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Convergent Outsourcing Inc., a debt-collection agency, settled a data breach class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for $2.45 million. The class action suit against Convergent alleged...more

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FTC Enters Consent Agreement With Blackbaud Following Major Data Breach

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On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Blackbaud, a software company, resolving claims related to a 2020 data breach that resulted in the...more

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That’s a Wrap…or Not? Regulatory Data Incident Investigation Resolutions and the Path Forward

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As we discussed in part three of this series, “Navigating the Complexities of Regulatory Data Incident Investigations,” when an organization is the subject of regulatory data incident investigations, it must navigate a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

HIPAA on the Horizon in the New Year: Important Lessons from an Active 2023 and Regulatory Initiatives to Watch for in 2024

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2023 marked 20 years since the first compliance deadline under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy rule. Despite the two decades of experience with HIPAA, compliance continues to remain...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $49.5 Million from Cloud Company Blackbaud for 2020 Data Breach

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State regulators across the country continue to increase their focus on cyber security and data privacy compliance and enforcement. For years, cloud company Blackbaud, a service provider to thousands of nonprofit enterprises,...more

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Healthcare clearinghouse settles for $1.4M over data breach

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On October 17, a healthcare clearinghouse reached a $1.4 million settlement with a coalition of 33 state attorneys general for allegedly exposing the protected health information of approximately 1.5 million consumers. As a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Blackbaud Settles Multistate Investigation Related to Data Breach for $49.5 Million

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Blackbaud, a software company that was the subject of a multistate investigation for a 2020 data breach, has reached a settlement for $49.5 million with the attorneys general (AGs) of 49 states (not including California) and...more

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Blackbaud Reaches $49.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over Data Breach

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Last week, 49 state attorneys general announced a $49.5 million settlement with Blackbaud, Inc. (Blackbaud) over the software company’s data-security practices and its response to a breach in 2020 that exposed the personal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

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Company fined $7.8 million, banned from sharing sensitive health data with third parties for advertising

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On July 14, the FTC finalized an order against an online counseling service, requiring it to pay $7.8 million and prohibiting the sharing of consumers’ health data for advertising purposes. The FTC alleged that the respondent...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

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Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

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Florida Web Designer Settles with DOJ on 2020 HealthyKids.org Medicaid Breach

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A Florida communications firm and its owner agreed to pay $293,771 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they failed to secure personal information on a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

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Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

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District Court approves $11 million data breach settlement

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On January 4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted final approval of an $11 million class action settlement resolving allegations related to a February 2021 data breach that compromised more than...more

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Georgia Home Health and Hospice Provider to Pay $425,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inadequate Computer Security in Connection with...

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Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, a Georgia-based home health and hospice care company, entered a consent judgment with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (the AG's Office) on November 3, 2022, agreeing to pay $425,000 to...more

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“Ding Dong” -- FTC-Drizly Data Breach Settlement Will follow CEO Personally for a Decade

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Monday that it is settling a case against Drizly and its CEO stemming from a 2020 data breach that impacted roughly 2.5 million consumers. The proposed order not only...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 20

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Pelosi Statement Dims the Lights on ADPPA - The prospects for the nation’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (the “ADPPA” or the “Bill”), dimmed after House Speaker Nancy...more

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New York DFS Penalizes Carnival Cruises in Cybersecurity Enforcement Action

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On June 24, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced a cybersecurity settlement with Carnival Corporation d/b/a Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Seabourn Cruise...more

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Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

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US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

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SEC Fine Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity Disclosures

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The SEC recently announced a settlement with Pearson plc where the company has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 cyber incident. According to the order, Pearson made misleading...more

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FTC Settles Security Claims With Both MoviePass and Its Owners

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MoviePass, a movie subscription service, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the FTC over alleged deception and lack of security allegations. The now-defunct company not only allegedly marketed its service as a “one...more

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